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Are Readers Growing Tired of New Urban Fantasy?
synobal:
ya I hate the books with under dressed guys/girls on the cover. It's the sort of book you're embarrassed to take out into public and read.
Dresdenus Prime:
So here's a question, in a story I'm working up, which I think is pretty cool so far, I'm in need of a couple vampires. I can't help it. They have the whole fangs and suck blood thing. Now I do intend on making them the bad guys, and menacing and sneaky, no sparkles here. But I can't help but wonder if I try to sell this to a publisher or an agent or even to readers will they see vampire and say "oh God not more of them..."
Snowleopard:
Hey DP. I suspect that a publisher unless you make your vamps
radically different is going to go - "oh crud - not more of them."
You might look into vampires in other cultures.
I know that the Japanese have at least one story of a vampire cat.
Spot:
--- Quote from: Nickeris86 on April 20, 2012, 07:11:36 AM ---Buy some damn clothes you twats. lol
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The 10 year old in me chuckled really loudly. :D
--- Quote from: synobal on April 20, 2012, 03:47:21 PM ---ya I hate the books with under dressed guys/girls on the cover. It's the sort of book you're embarrassed to take out into public and read.
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ebook readers solve that problem nicely. Read what you want, no one's the wiser. ;D
--- Quote from: Shecky on April 20, 2012, 10:27:03 AM ---Wanna see some gorgeous people who are 1) fully, non-skankily clothed and 2) not twisting their spines into pretzels for the Sexy Shot? Look at Chris McGrath's covers (well, maybe ONE that pushes the envelope, but you'll see that as a rule, everyone's dressed, non-twisted and still attractive): http://christianmcgrath.com/
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The man is a brilliant artist. If I had room left on the walls in my apartment, I'd buy some of his artwork.
Shecky:
--- Quote from: Spot on April 20, 2012, 06:20:16 PM ---The man is a brilliant artist. If I had room left on the walls in my apartment, I'd buy some of his artwork.
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Since my wife is a Jim fan and her birthday fell very close to the GS release date, I got her a Jim-signed copy of the book PLUS a full-sized print of the GS cover signed by both Jim and Chris. It's freaking GORGEOUS. It's up on the wall next to our print of Priscellie's Alera map.
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